Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s eldest son resigned from his local government post on Monday, citing allegations of links to drug smugglers which he denies and a bitter social media dispute with his own daughter. The vice mayor responded in a Facebook post — which was no longer publicly available Monday — saying his daughter had “embarrassed” herself with her behaviour though he did not elaborate. He testified in the Senate in September to deny the drug allegations, in a country that has seen thousands killed in an anti-narcotics campaign launched by his father. Davao mayor Sara Duterte, the president’s daughter, said Monday she did not know if her brother’s resignation had been accepted. The Duterte family has controlled Davao politics for more than two decades, with the president also having served as the city’s long-time mayor.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 12:22 UTC